Go Directly to Jail

di JJ Strong (Autore)

Mariner Books, 2027

For readers of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson, a clever, comedic debut mystery full of secrets, uneasy alliances, and hijinks set at a board game conference. When a board game legend is found dead, reluctant amateur sleuth Tom Lundquist must play every card in the deck to find the killer before everyone at the conference concludes the killer is… him. Tom Lundquist may have designed the notoriously unsettling board game Blood for Blood, but his real life as a stay-at-home dad is much more ordinary than the grisly murder mysteries he imagined for that game. All that changes when he gets an opportunity to spend a week in board game heaven: the Lost River Board Game Conference in New Hampshire. There, he mingles with industry insiders, tests games with fellow designers, and even meets his idol: Del Carter, the hugely successful creator of the groundbreaking, cult-classic game Dark Trails. All signs are pointing to a big win for Tom, until he’s dealt the . . . Worst. Hand. Ever. Del Carter turns up dead, and Lundquist is suddenly marked as the primary suspect in a very real murder. He’ll have no choice but to form an alliance with his new conference pals—Rishi, the low-key charming himbo, and Morgan, the cynical ex-public defender—to clear his name and smoke out the real killer amidst a nutty cast of townies and board game lovers that includes the victim's ex-wife, a mysterious man in a cowboy hat, a cocky hotel valet, and a super-annoying #vanlife couple. Meanwhile, back home, his murder mystery–loving wife Emma wrangles their three kids in his absence, contributes her own theories, and hires a “Next-door Miss Marple” (aka a meddlesome local on the infamous app) to assist with his investigations. Go Directly to Jail invites readers into a funny, clever, and intricately constructed labyrinth of clues, suspicions, and false trails. Like Lundquist himself, you’ll be guessing about who will come out on top until the very end—because they’re all crazy enough to have done it! All’s fair in love, murder, and board games.

• Autore: JJ Strong
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 12:00:00
• Anno edizione: 2027
• Editore: Mariner Books
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780063598751